Pushkar Singh Dhami  

With Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami performing the Bhumi Poojan and laying the foundation stone of the replica temple in Hiranki, Burari on July 10, protests have been emerging from several corners of the country against the construction of the Kedarnath Temple replica in Delhi. Here's everything you need to know in a nutshell. 

The Uttarakhand government has implemented strict measures, including a ban on mobile phones and photography near Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri temples, to manage the surge in tourists during the 2024 Chardham pilgrimage season, aiming for safer and more organized pilgrimages.

The state government has launched a campaign named 'Pirul Lao Paisa Le Jao' in an effort to control the raging wildfires in Uttarakhand. 

Uttarakhand's forest fires are posing a great threat to the natural land, its biodiversity, and the local communities. Several measures have been taken by the government, along with plans to use cloud seed technology to combat the growing fires. 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Tuesday that the central government had authorized the aircraft operations from Dehradun to three key towns in the country: Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi in Punjab, and Amritsar in Punjab.